CVE-2026-20253
Critical · CVSS 9.8Splunk Enterprise — Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) - Unauthenticated arbitrary file create/truncate via PostgreSQL sidecar service endpoint, leading to pre-auth RCE
- CVSS
- 9.8
- nvd
- EPSS
- 1.68%
- 74th pct
- KEV
- No
- Class
- other
- CWE-306
Description
In Splunk Enterprise 10.2 versions below 10.2.4 and 10 versions below 10.0.7, an unauthenticated user could create or truncate arbitrary files through a PostgreSQL sidecar service endpoint. The vulnerability exists because the PostgreSQL sidecar service endpoint lacks authentication controls, allowing any network-reachable user to invoke file operations without credentials. Splunk Enterprise versions 9.4 and earlier are not affected. If you cannot immediately upgrade to a fixed version, you can mitigate this vulnerability by disabling the PostgreSQL sidecar service.
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Candidate PoCs (3) — discovered, not yet vetted or ranked
- ★ 8
- 0xBlackash/CVE-2026-20253★ 1nomi_sec
- HORKimhab/CVE-2026-20253★ 0nomi_sec
Recall-favoring discovery (nomi-sec + trickest). Vetting + ranking is the Stage-4 scorer.
References
Status: enriched · ingested 2026-06-15T18:00:58.000Z · profiled 2026-06-16T18:19:23.017Z